During operation "Desert Spring" in 2003, a detachment of the Oklahoma National Guard 45th division 1/179 infantry B company followed by the Indiana National Guard watched and defended the outpost until late in the war, when they were moved to Taillil Airfield in Iraq.
Participants in Operation Desert Spring are entitled to receive the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
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